What is "chagatai"

n. An extinct literary Turkic language used in Central Asia and Bashkortostan until the twentieth century.

Chagatai may refer to:

• Chagatai Khan, the second son of Genghis Khan
  • Chagatai Khanate, an area of the Mongol Empire initially ruled by Chagatai Khan
  • Chagatai Кhans, leaders of the Chagatai khanate from 1227 to 1687, see List of Chagatai Кhans
• Chagatai language, an extinct Turkic language once widely spoken in central Asia
• Chagatai people, also known as Chagatai Tajiks. The origin of the people is unknown, though the name is from Chagatai Khan
• Chughtai, a family name in Asia and the Middle East